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Orthodontists recognizedat Midwestern Societymeeting

A number of orthodontic leaderswere recognized by their colleagues atthe Midwestern Society of Orthodontists(MSO) Annual Session, September 20-21, 2002, at the Minneapolis MarriottHotel. A standing ovation was given toDr James R. Hugg of Burlington, Iowa,as he received MSO’s Earl E. ShepardDistinguished Service Award, given an-nually to an MSO member who exempli-fies the ideals of the orthodontic spe-cialty, community, and family. “Jim isrecognized throughout the profession asa leader and a friend who generouslyshares his experience, knowledge, andtalents with others in the dental field. Itwas truly an honor to be able to recog-nize both Jim and his wife Julane fortheir untiring lifetime of service to ourprofession,” noted Dr Thomas M. Stark,MSO president.

The following officers were installedduring the convention: President, DrThomas M. Stark, Ames, Iowa; Presi-dent-Elect, Dr Stephen C. Roehm, Peo-ria, Ill; Vice President, Dr MichaelJ. Inda, Waukesha, Wis; and Secretary-Treasurer, Dr James G. Klarsch, Townand Country, Mo. New directors wel-comed to the MSO board at this meetingwere Missouri Director, Dr JacquelineM. Miller, Washington, Mo; and Mani-toba Director, Dr Babette Cohen, Win-nipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

More than 250 doctors, staff, andindustry partners attended this annualsession. The MSO, a constituent organi-zation of the AAO, represents nearly1300 members in Illinois, Iowa, Minne-sota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,South Dakota, and Wisconsin, as well asManitoba.

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American Academy ofPeriodontology namesnew officers

The American Academy of Perio-dontology (AAP) installed 5 officers dur-ing its 88th Annual Meeting in NewOrleans in September. The new presidentof the Academy is Gordon L. Douglass,DDS. He has been a member of the AAPfor more than 20 years and maintains afull-time private periodontal practice inSacramento and Folsom, Calif. He suc-ceeds Kenneth W. Bueltmann, DDS,who will serve as past president for thecoming year.

The new president-elect, Michael P.Rethman, DDS, MS, Honolulu, is a re-tired United States Army colonel. VinceJ. Iacono, DMD, chairman of the Depart-ment of Periodontics, School of DentalMedicine, Stony Brook University,Stony Brook, NY, is the new vice pres-ident, and Kenneth A. Krebs, DMD,Chicago, is the new secretary/treasurer.

The AAP is a 7500-member associ-ation of dental professionals specializingin the prevention, diagnosis, and treat-ment of diseases affecting the gums andsupporting structures of the teeth, and inthe placement and maintenance of dentalimplants. Periodontics is 1 of the 9 dentalspecialties recognized by the AmericanDental Association.

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ABO to study clinicaloutcomes of treatment byorthodontic residents

The American Board of Orthodon-tics (ABO) is collaborating with 17 grad-uate orthodontic programs in a pilotstudy to evaluate whether graduate stu-dents can treat orthodontic patients toABO standards. The 3-year study will bea practical test of the efficacy of offeringsome form of early certification to recentorthodontic graduates. The study willalso evaluate the possibility of a nationalclinical examination to measure theirclinical training.

The study includes a cross section ofschools and is based on the number ofstudents and the AAO constituent orga-nization boundaries. For this study, theABO’s case category requirements willbe waived. However, the ABO hopes theschools’ clinical training programs willgenerate cases of adequate difficultyfrom a broad cross section of clinicalproblem areas. The ABO will use theDiscrepancy Index that it has been devel-oping to measure the degree of difficultyof each case. After completing the studyin 2005, the ABO will report its findingsto the specialty.

These graduate orthodontic pro-grams have agreed to participate: AlbertEinstein Medical Center, Baylor Colegeof Dentistry, Case Western Reserve Uni-versity, Harvard School of Dental Med-icine, Mayo Graduate School of Medi-cine, University of Alabama, Universityof Illinois Chicago, University of Ken-tucky, University of Maryland, Univer-sity of Michigan, University of NorthCarolina, University of Southern Califor-nia, University of Tennessee, Universityof Texas at Houston, University of Texasat San Antonio, University of Washing-ton, and West Virginia University.

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James Hugg

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Gold Medal Award forExcellence in DentalResearch

The American Dental Association(ADA), in partnership with Unilever,announces a call for nominees for theADA Gold Medal Award for Excel-lence in Dental Research. This awardhonors those who, through basic orclinical research, contribute to the ad-vancement of the profession of den-tistry or to a major improvement in theoral health of the community. Theaward, $25,000 in cash and a goldmedallion, will be presented at the

144th Annual Session of the ADA inOctober 2003 in San Francisco. Theaward is sponsored by the ADA andUnilever Home and Personal Care-USA.

All nominations must be receivedby the ADA by May 1, 2003. Includea formal letter of nomination de-scribing the candidate’ s qualifications,a curriculum vitae, and a list of pub-lications. Address the nominations toMs Marcia Greenberg, Staff Coordi-nator, Gold Medal Award for Excel-lence in Dental Research, 211 EastChicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611-2678,or call 312-440-2535 for more infor-mation.

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American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsVolume 122, Number 6

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